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Red Bull Holden Racing Team stars Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup have delivered an impressive first weekend at Australia's newest track at Tailem Bend south-east of Adelaide, with the pair claiming victories in Race 22 and 23 of the 2018 Supercars Championship.

Whincup ended teammate Van Gisbergen's five-strong winning streak in South Australia (he’s won all races at the Adelaide 500 since 2016), after getting ahead for the win in Race 23 of The Bend Supersprint.

But despite the end to his streak, Van Gisbergen has taken the Supercars Championship lead - the...

Ford will return to Supercars racing in 2019 and the Adelaide 500 played a part in helping reignite the Blue Oval’s passion for Australian motorsport.

According to supercars.com, when global director of Ford Performance Mark Rushbrook attended the 2017 Adelaide 500, his experience of Supercars at Australia’s biggest domestic motorsport event contributed to Ford recommitting to the championship.

While at the Adelaide 500, Rushbrook was able to understand first-hand the status of Supercars in Australia, and the relevance of the Ford brand.

As was announced earlier this year, Ford will re-enter Supercars with the homologation...